Zardari admitted to Dubai hospital: sources

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari was hospitalised in Dubai for medical checkups, complaining of heart pains on Tuesday.

According to the sources, doctors have advised the President to remain in the hospital for a night.

President Zardari went to Dubai along with the team of his family physicians for extensive medical checkups.

Earlier, presidential spokesperson Farhatullah Babar had told media that the president had gone to Dubai along with his team of doctors for an extensive medical examination.

He added that before his departure, President Zardari on Tuesday had separate meetings with Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, Chairman Senate Farooq H Naik, and Interior Minister Rehman Malik.